John Osgood 

Residence

Seattle, WA, USA

Place of Birth

Edmonds, WA, USA

Personal Statement

When creating my artwork I love that moment when I find something forming and I know that whatever I am working on has a direction, purpose, and a point. My work begins by letting unpredictable splashes and strokes of paint get pulled by gravitational flow, down the canvas. After a series of loose gestures and blocking techniques, I look for highlighted ideas and cues to start forming my vision of the painting. I begin fleshing out the forms and soon a story unfolds, whether it’s humorous, sad, simple or complex. My loose beginnings turn into finely tuned forms that have a street style feel with a dash of cubism. My more recent artwork deals with the competition of thoughts, ideas, phases, and feeling in ones mind. Modern day life lends itself well to racing thoughts and busy lives. I feel my artwork pulls from an urban level to capture sides of a hectic person's life with a street style feel. I believe being able to create artwork gives me the freedom and ability to say the things I need and want to, with the medium I choose.

Awards and Honors

2nd Place, "Annual Function Art Show", Art/Not Terminal Gallery, Seattle, WA 2008

Contact Information

email: speakandbherd@hotmail.com

phone: (425) 772-0403

Representation

Free Agent

Artist's Website

http://www.bherdstudios.com

Links to buy work

http://www.bherdstudios.com

 


Posted by josgood | June 19, 2008 - 8:19pm